Beauty parlor accessories

ABSTRACT

A tray into which a working hairdresser can deposit rollers and clips indiscriminately as the same are removed from the hair of a beauty parlor patron is disclosed. Above its bottom, the tray has a screen arrangement which permits clips to fall through but not rollers, and at one end of the tray, a recess in the screen arrangement provides access to the lower region of the tray for manual removal of accumulated clips. If clips are required for use on another patron, the tray is tilted toward the recess to cause the clips to slide to that end of the tray from where they may then be removed with no time wasted in separating them from the rollers. An auxiliary receptacle, preferably having the contours of the recess, is normally positioned in the tray at the recess and may be used as a depository for the clips taken from the tray.

United States Patent Anthony T. Buscemi, Jr.

5018 17th Ave., Brooklyn, N.Y. 11204 [21] Appl. No. 798,957

[221 Filed Feb. 13, 1969 [45] Patented Jan. 19, 1971 [72] Inventor [54]BEAUTY PARLOR ACCESSORIES 12 Claims, 5 Drawing Figs.

[52] [1.8. CI .i 209/123 [51] Int. Cl B07c 7/00 [50] Field of Search209/ l 22,

Primary Examiner-Allen N. Knowles Attorney-Norbert P, Holler ABSTRACT: Atray into which a working hairdresser can deposit rollers and clipsindiscriminately as the same are removed from the hair of a beautyparlor patron is disclosed. Above its bottom, the tray has a screenarrangement which permits clips to fall through but not rollers, and atone end of the tray, a recess in the screen arrangement provides accessto the lower region of the tray for manual removal of accumulated clips.lf clips are required for use on another patron, the tray is tiltedtoward the recess to cause the clips to slide to that end of the trayfrom where they may then be removed with no time wasted in separatingthem from the rollers. An auxiliary receptacle, preferably having thecontours of the recess, is normally positioned in the tray at the recessand may be used as a depository for the clips taken from the tray.

I BEAUTY PARLOR ACCESSORIES This invention relates to beauty parloraccessories, and more particularly to trays adapted to be used byhairdressers or beauticians as depositories for rollers and clips.

time, the clips are to be used in setting the hair of another patron,the jumble of both rollers and clips makes the separationof the clipsdifficult and time consuming and considerably reduces the beauticiansworking pace.

It is an important object of the present invention, therefore, toprovide a novel construction of a hairdresser's tray by means of whichthe foregoing drawbacks'and disadvantages can be avoided.

More specifically, it is an object of the present invention to providesuch trays adapted to be used as depositories for both rollers and clipsbut in a manner facilitating separation of the clips form the rollersand removal of the clips for further use.

Generally speaking, the objectives of the present invention are attainedby the provision of a tray having a screen arranged thereacross aboveits bottom.. The beautician, when removing clips and rollers from thehairof a patron, merely drops them indiscriminately onto the screen, theopenings'of which are large enough to permit the clips but not therollers to fall through into the lower region of the tray. A recess inthe screen at one end of the tray provides access to the lower trayregion to enable accumulated clips to be extracted therefrom afterappropriate tilting of the tray to cause the clips to slide to that endthereof where the screen is recessed. The tray preferably also includesan auxiliary receptacle into which extracted clips may be put fortransfer to another station where they are to be used. In an especiallyadvantageous construction according to the invention, two verticallyspaced screens are provided in the tray, the upper one retaining therollers, and the lower one retaining the clips. Loose hairs and otherwaste materials can then fall through thelower screen as well andaccumulate on the tray bottom and away from the clip preferablyinaremovable drawer.

The foregoing and other objects, characteristics and advantages of thepresent invention will be more clearly understood from the followingdetailed description thereof when read in conjunction with theaccompanying drawings, in which: I

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a hairdressers tray constructed inaccordance with one aspect of the present inven tion;

FIGS. 2 and 3 are, respectively,-sectional views taken along the lines2-2 and 3-3 in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a fragmentary sectional view, similar to FIG. 2 andillustrates the tilting of the tray to cause clips to slide to one endthereof preparatory to removal therefrom; and

FIG. 5 is a sectional view, similar to FIG. 2, of a tray constructedinaccordance with another aspect of the present invention.

the bottom of the tray. The two screens or grids may rest loosely on, orbe secured to'respective'ledges 11a and 12a. The upper screen 11 extendsacross a substantial portion of the expanse of the tray and at one end,e.g. one corner, terminates short of the proximate sidewall'structure ofthe tray, to define a recess 13 (FIGS. 2 and t). The recess is shown tobe square or rectangular in outline, but here again it will beunderstood that the shape of the recess may be otherwise than asillustrated. An auxiliary receptacle 14 the contours of which preferablyare mated to those of the recess, is shown as resting in the tray on thelower screen 12 within the confines of the recess. If desired, a cover(not shown) may be provided for the tray.

The openings in the, upper screen 11 are so dimensioned as r to preventpassage of rollers 15 therethrough while permitting passage of smalleritems, i.e. the clips 16. At the same time the openings in the lowerscreen 12 are sufficiently large to permit hairs, dandruff particles andother waste materials to drop therethrough but not the clips 16. Thespace between the two screens should be sufficierit to accommodate theclips, i.e. about Z /inches high. The space in the tray 10 below thelower screen 12, advantageously about three-fourths of an inch inheight, is occupied, in accordance with this embodiment of theinvention, by a drawer 17 having a knob or other pull 18. Along the edgeof the recess 13, the screen 11 is preferably also provided with anupstanding barrier portion 19, for example a stripof the same materialof which the tray is made, the purpose of which will become clear as thedescription proceeds. I

In the use of the tray 10, it will be understood that the beautician,having the tray nearby, upon removing the rollers and clips from thehair of a patron whose hair is being set, is able simply to drop theminto the tray without taking the time or any special pains to keep themseparate.- This work can thus be done at maximum speed. By virtue of thedimensioning of the openings of the screen or grid 11, the rollers 15remain on the upper screen, but the clips fall therethrough andaccumulate on the lower screen 12. The rollers 15 .can, of course, bepickedoff theupper screen 11 whenever desired. Should a supply ofclipsbe required for another hairsetting operation, however, thebeautician merely has to take the tray and cant it gently toward comerwhere the recess 13 is located, as indicated by the arrow A in FIG. 4,jiggling it slightly if necessary, to cause the accumulated clips 16 onthe lower screen 12 to slide over toward the end of that screenunderlying the recess 13. The auxiliary receptacle 14 having beenpreviously removed, the clips can then be extracted from the tray forremoval to another working location, being, if desired, placed into theauxiliary receptacle and carried therein over to the location where theywill be used. The barrier 19 serves to prevent or restrain the rollers15 from falling into the recess 13 and down onto the lower screen 12,especially when the tray is tilted.

It will be apparent, of course, that the barrier 19 may be constructedotherwise than as shown. Thus, if the recess 13 extends across theentire width of the tray, the barrier may be defined simply by an endregion of the screen bent up across its entire width, in which case theauxiliary receptacle or clip box 14 may also be correspondinglyenlarged. Alternatively, the barrier need not necessarily be coincidentwith the boundary of the recess, and if provision is made in some otherway to prevent the rollers from falling into the recess, for example, bymaking the receptacle l4 somewhat shallower to permit it to remain inthe recess and act as a restraining structure for the rollers withoutinterfering with the shifting of the clips while the tray is beingtilted, then the barrier 19 may be omitted altogether. Quite obviously,if a barrier 19 is provided, the auxiliary receptacle need not rest inthe tray at all but may be supported exteriorly thereof and may even bedispensed with.

The tray 10' according to the embodiment of the invention illustrated inFIG. 5 is a somewhat simplified version of the tray 10, differingtherefrom only in that the lower screen 12 and the drawer 17 areomitted. Thus, the tray 10' is providedonly with a single screen or gridllhaving the recess 13 therein and, if desired, the barrier 19associated therewith, as well as openings dimensioned to retain therollers 15 but permit the clips 16 to fall into the lower region of thetray, and the auxiliary receptacle 14 is shown as resting on the bottomof the tray although as before, this is not indispensable. The manner ofuse of the tray 10' is, nevertheless, essentially the same as that ofthe tray 10, and a detailed description of such use at this point isbelieved unnecessary.

It will be understood that the foregoing description of preferredembodiments of the present invention is for purposes of illustrationonly, and that the various features and relationships herein disclosedare susceptible to a number of modifications and changes none of whichentails any departure from the spirit and scope of the present inventionas defined in the hereto appended claims.

I claim:

1. A beauty parlor accessory adapted to serve as a depository forrollers and clips as the same are removed by a hairdresser from the hairof a beauty parlor patron, comprising a tray. a screen located withinand spaced from the bottom of said tray and onto which the hairdressercan deposit both rollers and clips indiscriminately, said screenextending across a substantial portion of the expanse of said tray andpresenting openings which are large enough to permit clips to passtherethrough but not rollers, said screen at one end region thereofterminating short of the proximate sidewall structure of said tray todefine a recess providing access to the lower region of said tray forenabling manual removal of accumulated clips therefrom, and an auxiliaryreceptacle removably supported by said tray and adapted to serve as aworking depository for clips upon removal of the latter from said lowerregion of said tray, said auxiliary receptacle having the same outercontours as said recess and normally resting in said tray within theconfines of said recess.

2. A beauty parlor accessory according to claim 1, said auxiliaryreceptacle normally resting in said tray on the bottom thereof.

3. A beauty parlor accessory according to claim 1, further comprising anadditional screen extending across and spaced from the bottom of saidtray intermediate the bottom of the latter and said first-named screen,the openings in said additional screen being large enough to permithairs, dandruff and other waste material to pass therethrough but notclips.

4. A beauty parlor accessory according to claim 3, said auxiliaryreceptacle normally resting in said tray on said additional screen.

5. A beauty parlor accessory according to claim 3, further comprising aremovable drawer arranged below said additional screen to facilitateremoval of accumulated waste materials.

6. A beauty parlor accessory according to claim 1, further comprising abarrier interposed between the main portion of said screen and saidrecess to restrain rollers on said screen from entering said recess andfalling into the lower region of said tray.

7. A beauty parlor accessory according to claim6, said barrier beingdisposed in coinciding relation to the boundary of said recess.

8. A beauty parlor accessory adapted to serve as a depository forrollers and clips as the same are removed by a hairdresser from the hairof a beauty parlor patron, comprising a tray, a screen located withinandspaced from the bottom of said tray and onto which the hairdressercan deposit both rollers and clips indiscriminately, said screenextending across a substantial portion of the expanse of said tray andpresenting openings which are large enough to permit clips to passtherethrough but not rollers, said screen at one end region thereofterminating short of the proximate sidewall structure of said tray todefine a recess providing access to the lower region of said tray forenabling manual removal of accumulated clips therefrom, and meansdefining a restraining structure between the main portion of said screenand said recess to prevent rollers from dropping off said screen andthrough said recess into said lower region of said tray uponmanipulation thereof to cause clips to accumulate under said recess,said means defining a restraining structure comprising an auxiliaryreceptacle having the same outer contours as said recess and normallysupported by said tray within the confines of said recess, saidauxiliary receptacle being adapted to serve as a working depository forclips upon removal of the latter from said lower region of said tray.

9. A beauty parlor ,accessory according to claim 8, further comprisingan additional screen extending across and spaced from the bottom of saidtray intermediate the bottom of the latter and said first-named screen,the openings in said additional screen being large enough to permithairs, dandruff and other waste material to pass therethrough but notclips.

10. A beauty parlor accessory according to claim 9, further comprising aremovable drawer arranged below said additional screen to facilitateremoval of accumulated waste materials.

11. A beauty parlor accessory according to claim 8, said means defininga restraining structure further comprising a barrier disposed in saidtray above said screen.

12. A beauty parlor accessory according to claim 11, said barrier beingdisposed in coinciding relation to the boundary of said recess.

1. A beauty parlor accessory adapted to serve as a depository forrollers and clips as the same are removed by a hairdresser from the hairof a beauty parlor patron, comprising a tray, a screen located withinand spaced from the bottom of said tray and onto which the hairdressercan deposit both rollers and clips indiscriminately, said screenextending across a substantial portion of the expanse of said tray andpresenting openings which are large enough to permit clips to passtherethrough but not rollers, said screen at one end region thereofterminating short of the proximate sidewall structure of said tray todefine a recess providing access to the lower region of said tray forenabling manual removal of accumulated clips therefrom, and an auxiliaryreceptacle removably supported by said tray and adapted to serve as aworking depository for clips upon removal of the latter from said lowerregion of said tray, said auxiliary receptacle having the same outercontours as said recess and normally resting in said tray within theconfines of said recess.
 2. A beauty parlor accessory according to claim1, said auxiliary receptacle normally resting in said tray on the bottomthereof.
 3. A beauty parlor accessory according to claim 1, furthercomprising an additional screen extending across and spaced from thebottom of said tray intermediate the bottom of the latter and saidfirst-named screen, the openings in said additional screen being largeenough to permit hairs, dandruff and other waste material to passtherethrough but not clips.
 4. A beauty parlor accessory according toclaim 3, said auxiliary receptacle normally resting in said tray on saidadditional screen.
 5. A beauty parlor accessory according to claim 3,further comprising A removable drawer arranged below said additionalscreen to facilitate removal of accumulated waste materials.
 6. A beautyparlor accessory according to claim 1, further comprising a barrierinterposed between the main portion of said screen and said recess torestrain rollers on said screen from entering said recess and fallinginto the lower region of said tray.
 7. A beauty parlor accessoryaccording to claim 6, said barrier being disposed in coinciding relationto the boundary of said recess.
 8. A beauty parlor accessory adapted toserve as a depository for rollers and clips as the same are removed by ahairdresser from the hair of a beauty parlor patron, comprising a tray,a screen located within and spaced from the bottom of said tray and ontowhich the hairdresser can deposit both rollers and clipsindiscriminately, said screen extending across a substantial portion ofthe expanse of said tray and presenting openings which are large enoughto permit clips to pass therethrough but not rollers, said screen at oneend region thereof terminating short of the proximate sidewall structureof said tray to define a recess providing access to the lower region ofsaid tray for enabling manual removal of accumulated clips therefrom,and means defining a restraining structure between the main portion ofsaid screen and said recess to prevent rollers from dropping off saidscreen and through said recess into said lower region of said tray uponmanipulation thereof to cause clips to accumulate under said recess,said means defining a restraining structure comprising an auxiliaryreceptacle having the same outer contours as said recess and normallysupported by said tray within the confines of said recess, saidauxiliary receptacle being adapted to serve as a working depository forclips upon removal of the latter from said lower region of said tray. 9.A beauty parlor accessory according to claim 8, further comprising anadditional screen extending across and spaced from the bottom of saidtray intermediate the bottom of the latter and said first-named screen,the openings in said additional screen being large enough to permithairs, dandruff and other waste material to pass therethrough but notclips.
 10. A beauty parlor accessory according to claim 9, furthercomprising a removable drawer arranged below said additional screen tofacilitate removal of accumulated waste materials.
 11. A beauty parloraccessory according to claim 8, said means defining a restrainingstructure further comprising a barrier disposed in said tray above saidscreen.
 12. A beauty parlor accessory according to claim 11, saidbarrier being disposed in coinciding relation to the boundary of saidrecess.